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Much has been published on the principles and practices of empirical validation (Agami Reddy et al. 2007; Dewsbury et al. 2009a; Lomas 1991a; Lomas et al. 1994a; Raftery et al. 2009). In all of these studies, there were general principles that were followed.

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Dewsbury, M.A. (2015). Methodology. In: The Empirical Validation of House Energy Rating (HER) Software for Lightweight Housing in Cool Temperate Climates. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14337-8_4

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